TAP Portugal launches first retrojet, Portugal

TAP Portugal is debuting its first retro aircraft livery today, featuring a design it first used in the 1950s.

The new aircraft, an A330, has been named Portugal, as a tribute to Portugal and the Portuguese people.

The classic image chosen for this aircraft recreates the original ‘Transportes Aéreos Portugueses’ typography in the colours which were first displayed on a Lockheed Super Constellation aircraft, received by TAP in July of 1955.

The last aircraft in this livery was a Boeing 727-200.

The livery of the new Portugal aircraft is part of a TAP series to celebrate the historical and inseparable connection between TAP, Portugal and its people.

TAP has a fleet of 53 new aircraft on order for delivery in the coming years, including 14 A330-900 neo aircraft, and 39 A320 neo aircraft also.

The airline is expanding capacity as it opens new routes, such as the recent Toronto-Lisbon service that was inaugurated earlier this month.

Portugal will operate long-haul commercial flights, promoting Portugal across international borders, to North and South America, as well as Africa.

The A330 CS-TOV accommodates up to 285 passengers.

This is the second TAP aircraft that has received the name of the country.

The first plane to be called Portugal was a Boeing 747-200, delivered to TAP in February of 1972.

TAP is Portugal’s leading airline, and member of Star Alliance, the global airline alliance to offer customers worldwide reach, since 2005.